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Padel serve formations and positioning explained for beginners.

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🏆 #1 Takeaway - How should I position myself and my partner after serving in Padel?
Stand in the appropriate starting position for the chosen formation (normal or Australian) and move immediately towards the net position, covering your designated half of the court based on the serve direction and formation.

What Your Guru Thinks

This covers essential concepts for starting the point effectively. Coach Sandy explains the standard formations, normal and Australian, and clarifies where you should be standing and moving after your serve. Understanding your initial positioning and immediate movement is crucial for getting to the net effectively and setting up the rest of the point. It provides a clear foundation for serving and partnering during service games.

Padel Serve Formations and WHERE to move!

Description

So many players make the mistake of starting in the wrong position and even more of moving to the wrong position after the serve!!

Here we discuss the different formations you can use in padel, WHEN you would use them and WHY you stand in those positions!

Want to know which side to play on?? https://youtu.be/uzjlfgQN-tk

If you enjoy learning more about padel, The Padel School blog has plenty of articles discussing various parts of the game: https://thepadelschool.com/blog/

To play better matches you need to understand the tactical principles in padel, so in this course we breakdown all the tactics: https://thepadelschool.com/courses/tactics-course/

0:00 Intro
0:38 Normal Formation
1:58 Australia Formation
3:19 Net Position
4:25 Bonus Tip
5:15 Biggest Mistake
Audience: Beginner
Skill Level:
15%
Primary Shot: serve
Play Style: Offensive
Court Position: <none>

Tags

style-offensive skill-beginner shot-serve

Keywords

Serve Formations Padel Strategy Positioning Beginner Padel Australian Formation

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